Collaborative research projects

A continuación presentamos todos los Proyectos de Investigación llevados a cabo por miembros de nuestro Grupo, tanto de ámbito nacional como internacional o de colaboración con el entorno industrial:

Utilisation of meshless numerical methods in problems of impact on lightweight structures for energy absorption
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 01/01/2008
Ending date: 31/12/2008
Funging entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.) / Carlos III University of Madrid

Numerical simulation of problems of impact on lightweight structures for energy absorption
Lead researcher: José Fernández Sáez
Starting date: 01/01/2007
Ending date: 29/02/2008
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.) / Carlos III University of Madrid

Lightweight structures for energy absorption and protection upon impact
Lead researcher: José Fernández Sáez
Starting date: 01/01/2006
Ending date: 31/01/2007
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.) / Carlos III University of Madrid

Obtaining constitutive equations for aluminium and titanium based PMMs through a procedure based on the measurement of thermal increase associated with plastic deformation
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/2005
Ending date: 31/04/2006
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.)

Prediction of the response mof energy absorbing structures upon impact, using techniques based on neural networks
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 01/01/2005
Ending date: 01/03/2006
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.)

Obtaining thermo mechanical laws of behaviour for new metal matrix materials
Lead Researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/2003
Ending date: 31/12/2004
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.)

Study of the influence of a projectile's obliquity on high-speed impact protection response. Neural network prediction
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 01/01/2003
Ending date: 31/12/2004
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.)

Delamination process study in laminates subjected to low-energy impulse charges
Lead researcher: Carlo Navarro Ugena
Starting date: 01/01/2002
Ending date: 31/03/2003
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.)

Study of the progressive damage process and the final fracture behaviour of metal matrix materials subjected to different deformation velocities and extreme temperatures
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/2002
Ending date: 31/12/2002
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.)

Fracture of ductile materials in dynamic conditions
Lead researcher: José Fernández Sáez
Starting date: 01/01/2000
Ending date: 09/07/2001
Funding entity: Madrid Autonomous Region (C.A.M.)

Advanced composite materials with polymer matrix and ceramic particle reinforcement for impact protection
Lead researcher: Carlos Navarro Ugena
Starting date: 01/01/1999
Ending date: 31/12/2000

Numerical formulation and implementation of failure criteria on energy absorbing metal structural elements
Lead researcher: Ángel Arias Hernández
Starting date: 01/11/2008
Ending date: 01/11/2012
Funding entity: DPI - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Ministry of Science and Innovation)

Numerical implementation of advanced metal material behaviour models for the design of collision energy-absorbing systems
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 31/12/2005
Ending date: 30/12/2008
Funding entity: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. DGI (Ministry of Education and Science. General Directorate of Research)

Assistance in the preparation of the European proposal: "Wood ceramics: Biogenic Ceramic Composites and Prototypical Applications Based on Technical Woods and Cellulose"
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 17/10/2007
Ending date: 17/10/2008
Funding entity: 7FP (Seventh Framework Programme)

Numerical and experimental study of the mechanical behaviour and the damage process of particle-reinforced metal matrix materials
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/2005
Ending date: 12/06/2008
Funding entity: CICYT (Centre for Scientific and Technological Research)

Seismic analysis in double tunnels
Lead researcher: Carlos Navarro Ugena
Starting date: 06/12/2005
Ending date: 06/12/2007
Funding entity: Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Development)

Study of the effect of thermal-origin residual stress on the mechanical behaviour of magnesium-based metal matrix materials
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/2004
Ending date: 31/12/2005
Funding entity: CICYT (Centre for Scientific and Technological Research)

Development of new impact-resistance covering for structural concrete elements
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 01/11/2002
Ending date: 01/10/2005
Funding entity: CICYT (Centre for Scientific and Technological Research)

Universal high-speed testing machine
Lead researcher: José Fernández Sáez
Starting date: 14/08/2003
Ending date: 15/09/2004
Funding entity: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (Ministry of Science and Technology)

Ceramic-metal joints
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/2001
Ending date: 31/12/2003
Funding entity: CICYT (Centre for Scientific and Technological Research)

Numerical and experimental study of the dynamic behaviour of laminate and sandwich-type structural components
Lead researcher: José Fernández Sáez
Starting date: 01/01/2001
Ending date: 31/12/2002
Funding entity: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Dirección General de Investigación (Ministry of Science and Technology. General Directorate of Research)

Development of analysis methods for the behaviour of impact load on fissured mechanical components
Lead researcher: José Fernández Sáez
Starting date: 30/12/1999
Ending date: 30/12/2002
Funding entity: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (D.G.E.S.I.C.) [Ministry of Science and Technology (Directorate General of Higher Education and Scientific Investigation)]

Behaviour of CFRPs in dynamic, low temperature conditions
Lead researcher: Carlos Navarro Ugena
Starting date: 01/10/1998
Ending date: 30/09/2001
Funding entity:  CICYT (Centre of Scientific and Technological Research)

Determination of mechanical and fracture behaviour of metal matrix materials
Lead researcher: José Fernández Sáez
Starting date: 01/07/1996
Ending date: 08/05/2000

Mechanical characterisation of sandwich-type aeronautical structure laminates upon impact
Lead researcher: Ángel Arias Hernández
Starting date: 02/07/2007
Ending date: 21/05/2008
Funding entity: EADS-SOCATA

Hopkinson traction-bar testing on ASTM A131 grade A steel tubes
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/05/2007
Ending date: 01/03/2008
Funding entity: Universidad Tecnológica de Bolivar (Colombia) [Bolivar Technological University (Colombia)]

Cálculation and experimental analysis of energy-absorbing structures in aircraft subjected to ice impact loads
Lead researcher: Ángel Arias Hernández
Starting date: 27/11/2006
Ending date: 27/11/2007
Funding entity: EADS-CASA

Ballistic tests on composite structure conforming fuel tank container
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 15/07/2005
Ending date: 15/07/2007
Funding entity: EADS-CASA

High-speed tests on aeronautical structures: experimentation and numerical simulation
Lead researcher: Ángel Arias Hernández
Starting date: 12/05/2006
Ending date: 31/01/2007
Funding entity: EADS-CASA

A400 Specifications for ice impacts tests on nacelle estructure
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 01/02/2005
Ending date: 01/06/2006
Funding entity: EADS-CASA

Design for housing an underground cooling and electronic system
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/2001
Ending date: 01/12/2001
Funding date: Metalúrgica Casbar (Casbar Metallurgy)

Theoretical mechanical behavioural study of a rigidized composite material panel
Lead researcher: José Fernández Sáez
Starting date: 06/09/2001
Ending date: 30/11/2001
Funding entity: INTA (National Institute for Aerospace Technology)

Calculation for single-shell reinforced concrete for an underground transformer
Lead researcher: Ramón Zaera Polo
Starting date: 01/03/2001
Ending date: 31/05/2001
Funding entity: Schneider Electric España

Viability study of a heat-removal system in metallic cabinets
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/1999
Ending date: 01/12/1999
Funding entity: Metalúrgica Casbar (Casbar Metallurgy)

Dynamic behaviour of trans elevators. Technical viability study
Lead researcher: José Luis Pérez Castellanos
Starting date: 01/01/1998
Ending date: 01/12/1998